document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158698>Question 158698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)number problems: the sum of three positive numbers is 33. the second number is 3 greater than the first and the third is 4 times the first. find the three numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) number problem: the sum of three positive numbers is 24. the second number is 4 greater than the first and the the third is 3 times the first. find the three numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    question 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    let the first number = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   so, the second number = x + 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and the third number = 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    sum of all the numbers = 33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  so, x +(x+3) + 4x = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " or,   x+ x+ 3 + 4x = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " or,   6x + 3 = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  or,  6x = 33-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        6x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     so, x = 30/6 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      so, x= 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      so, x+ 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         = 5+3 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         4x = 4*5 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  check :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  replacing x by 5, we get :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         5 + 8 + 20 = 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the three numbers are  : 5, 8 and 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " question 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   let the first number = n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   so, the second number is n +4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   the third number is 3n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    the sum of the numbers is 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    so, n + (n+4) + 3n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      =  n + n + 4 + 3n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       = 5n + 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    so, 5n +4 = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         or, 5n = 24 - 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         or, 5n = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         or,  n = 20/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         0r, n = 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       so, n+4 = 4 + 4 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          3n = 3 * 4 = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     check :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      replacing n by 4, we get :\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        4+ (4+4) +(3*4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        = 4 + 8 + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, the three numbers are 4, 8 and 12<BR>\n" );
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